REDLANDS: Beer-buying sting nets 4 arrests

Four people were cited last week in Redlands for buying beer for underage girls as part of a sting operation.

The "shoulder tap" operation was conducted by police and 19-year-old female volunteers in the Colton Avenue, Orange Street and Redlands Boulevard areas of the city, according to a news release prepared by city spokesman Carl Baker.

The girls asked customers to buy them beer and then, if they did, police cited them.

The program was financed through a $23,714 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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